diff --git a/core/exception/fixtures/syntax_error.rb b/core/exception/fixtures/syntax_error.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..578a61ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/exception/fixtures/syntax_error.rb
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1+1=2
diff --git a/core/exception/syntax_error_spec.rb b/core/exception/syntax_error_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60e60ad6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/exception/syntax_error_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+
+
+ruby_version_is "3.2" do
+  describe "SyntaxError#path" do
+    it "returns the file path provided to eval" do
+      expected = 'speccing.rb'
+      -> {
+        eval('if true', TOPLEVEL_BINDING, expected)
+      }.should raise_error(SyntaxError) { |e|
+        e.path.should == expected
+      }
+    end
+
+    it "returns the file path that raised an exception" do
+      expected_path = fixture(__FILE__, 'syntax_error.rb')
+      -> {
+        require_relative 'fixtures/syntax_error'
+      }.should raise_error(SyntaxError) {|e| e.path.should == expected_path }
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when constructed directly" do
+      SyntaxError.new.path.should == nil
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/core/kernel/eval_spec.rb b/core/kernel/eval_spec.rb
index 15c9d511f..eab8b72fe 100644
--- a/core/kernel/eval_spec.rb
+++ b/core/kernel/eval_spec.rb
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
   it "includes file and line information in syntax error" do
     expected = 'speccing.rb'
     -> {
-      eval('if true',TOPLEVEL_BINDING, expected)
+      eval('if true', TOPLEVEL_BINDING, expected)
     }.should raise_error(SyntaxError) { |e|
       e.message.should =~ /#{expected}:1:.+/
     }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
   it "evaluates string with given filename and negative linenumber" do
     expected_file = 'speccing.rb'
     -> {
-      eval('if true',TOPLEVEL_BINDING, expected_file, -100)
+      eval('if true', TOPLEVEL_BINDING, expected_file, -100)
     }.should raise_error(SyntaxError) { |e|
       e.message.should =~ /#{expected_file}:-100:.+/
     }